Preliminary evidence that acute long-chain omega-3 supplementation reduces cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress: A randomized and placebo controlled trial

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 269-272

  Ginty, Annie T ^a,b   Conklin, Sarah M ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; DHA; Diet; EPA

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155164037     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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